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- Skr1blesX, on 11/11/2009, -1/+66Who thought it said "5 horiffic ways your brain can TURN YOU ON without warning"?
- KibblesnBitts, on 11/11/2009, -0/+49I experience sleep paralysis at about a couple of times per year....it's not fun.
- Fhwqhgads, on 11/11/2009, -0/+28I've had exploding head syndrome a couple times in my life that I can remember. It's crazy! (I'm not lol)
This article describes the experience perfectly. - TobiasParker, on 11/11/2009, -0/+24Yea i used to get it fairly often but it hasn't happened in years. The worst was when i was sleeping on my stomach and woke up unable to move face down into my pillow. I thought i was going to die.
- KibblesnBitts, on 11/11/2009, -1/+211. You're fourteen again.
- Naasuk, on 11/11/2009, -0/+19I'm glad I'm not the only person who misread the title.
- carbonetc, on 11/11/2009, -0/+18The thumbnail doesn't help.
- jeremyadam, on 11/11/2009, -0/+18There was a time where sleep paralysis would affect once a week or so. It was terrifying, but not as scary as a friend's pastor-father telling me I was being attacked by demons. That's just terrifyingly stupid.
- Snoogs, on 11/11/2009, -0/+16http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/3050354749_8d2 ...
/obligatory - EddiePotato, on 11/11/2009, -0/+15At the risk of sounding all Matrixish... the only differences between what's called reality and hallucination are consensus and consequence. Waking life might even be considered a mass hallucination, where the majority of us experience the same illusions, recognize the same physical laws, and agree upon their validity (consensus).
It's been said that life is but a dream, but I like to think of it as a kick ass MMO. If only the subscription fee were a bit more reasonable... - Rikushix, on 11/11/2009, -0/+14Holy crap. Is that what happens to me?
I mean, I have no idea if that's what it's referring to, but for as long as I can remember, maybe twice a year, I'll be sleeping peacefully and suddenly there will be a huge BANG and a flash and I'll bolt upright in bed. It's funny, it doesn't sound "loud" like a firecracker going off in your room sounds loud, but it sounds more like a whole bunch of people clapped at once. Sometimes I swear I'm woken up by the sound of someone shouting my name really loudly in my ear. And a huge adrenaline rush follows. It's pretty rare for me, but I've never thought anything of it until now.
And the one time I can remember being paralyzed in my sleep was when I was 10 and I had a nightmare featuring Pennywise the Clown. Good times. - Rain12913, on 11/11/2009, -0/+13Eh, doesn't really have much to do with Dualism. The notion that your brain can turn on you is easily understood since you != your brain. Most would agree that you are your consciousness, which is an emergent property of your brain. For this reason, it is quite possible, and common, for the brain's workings to undermine the goals of the consciousness which emerges from it.
- Slicklines, on 11/11/2009, -0/+11I have had it as well, and I agree with others that it is no fun at all. Last time it happened I was certain someone was walking into the room and looking over the bed. I seemed to hear the steps. I couldn't move a muscle but I was certain I was awake.
- pixelguru, on 11/11/2009, -0/+9I'm kind of surprised that panic attacks didn't make the list. They're far more common and much more terrifying than seeing leprechaun riding shotgun (which could actually be fun on long trips).
- joenuck89, on 11/11/2009, -1/+10"By the way, one woman said she had lost control of her third arm and that it was now trying to strangle her. Holy *****!"
Mrs. Strangelove? - mlrigsby, on 11/11/2009, -1/+9They missed the most horrific one of all: fatal familial insomnia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_familial_insomn ...
It's a prion disease where an insoluble protein conformation aggregates into a plaque over the thalmus, the part of the brain that controls sleep. From there:
1) You can't sleep
2) You go crazy
3) You die - VenDrake, on 11/11/2009, -0/+8Better Articles:
#1. 5 Ways A Girl Can Turn On You Without Warning
#2. 5 Ways A Girl Can Turn You On Without Warning
Someone write these articles now. Include pictures with #2. - dougmidkiff, on 11/11/2009, -0/+8I think I had EHS last night. It was like a zap of electricity that completely jolted me awake, and I think I saw a flash of light too. Really, really weird.
- CaviMike, on 11/11/2009, -0/+7Exploding head syndrome happens to me at least 5 times a night just as I'm falling asleep, so ***** annoying.
*edit* this is weird, everything I've read so far happens to me, I didn't know people actually documented this *****. - mKdiR, on 11/11/2009, -0/+7Death penalty kinda sucks too...
- scuba7183, on 11/11/2009, -0/+6Isn't Alice is Wonderland Syndrome also known as tripping face?
- EddiePotato, on 11/12/2009, -0/+61000 gold for anyone who can res me.
- LacY, on 11/11/2009, -0/+6Same here. The first time it happened I was completely terrified. My dad had it recently for the first time, and seriously thought he was dying/having a stroke or something.
- KibblesnBitts, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5I Apologize for the horrible grammar.
- Snoogs, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3018/3050354749_8d2 ...
- TBBucs, on 11/11/2009, -3/+81. Lists, by definition, have to have more than one element
- bigteebo, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5Haven't had it since I was a kid. Weird. I'm awake, but the body didn't get the message. Just have to "shock" yourself into getting up. It's like the opposite effect when you are about to sleep, and you start to dream of maybe swinging a tennis racket, and one of your arm tries to do a serve.
- Snoogs, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5Worst feeling ever... Had it about 3-4 times a year through college.
- Commonwealth, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5This happened to me at least once a night for a good year or so, sometimes with the feeling of something evil at the foot of my bed. Doctors couldn't find any good reason for it, (stress maaaybe?) Eventually, I found out it seems to happen most if I have a lot of carbs before bed and sleep on my back or stomach. I actually pretty much got used to it. It's still scary when it happens, but it doesn't rattle me after I wake up like it used to.
- domenics, on 11/11/2009, -0/+5[ ] Correct use of lists
[x] I Also misread the title - charlietuna, on 11/11/2009, -0/+4Had it a few times as a child. My mother also experienced it at times.
- StinkyJoe, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4I experience Exploding Head Syndrome (didn't know it had a name) about a couple of times a month. It's not fun, ladies and gentleman. Just like the article states, it happens just as I'm about to dose off, and no matter how many times I've experienced it, it leaves me completely shocked, and I nearly jump out of bed. At the same time, I wouldn't exactly call it "terror", as the whole thing is very abstract, and in a few seconds I'm back to normal and on my way to a calm sleep.
Still, not fun. - darrria, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4Hahah...I thought that too. Just outta nowhere, "Holy ***** I'm horny!!"
- hakkola, on 11/11/2009, -0/+4Same thing has happened to me, I've never known what it was. It's almost like a baseball of electricity comes at my head when I'm about to fall asleep. It usually causes me to hit my head on my headboard.
- Smiley09, on 11/11/2009, -0/+4It happens to me maybe once a month... usually it's right before (seconds before) I'm about to sleep I think about something, and I stop falling asleep. My brain already turned off my body so I'm just laying there unable to move. It's not too bad for me though, I'm not dreaming about anything, I just have to wait for a few seconds until my brain realizes I'm awake. I always inner monologue, "Move your arm, move your arm!!!," I don't know if it helps though.
- giyad, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4hahahaha, and our dyslexia kicks in
- nard3456, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4Sleep paralysis scared the ***** out of me. I thought I was going to be a vegetable the rest of my life.
- milican, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4I've had it a few times as well. I do the same thing I do during nightmares. I hold my breath. This kicks my brain into full wake-up mode and presto... no more paralysis ;)
JOhn - darrria, on 11/12/2009, -0/+4I get sleep paralysis a lot, a couple of times a month at least, and have my entire life. It usually happens if I go to bed exhausted, or if I take some sort of cold medicine or sleeping pill. I remember once when I was a kid I freaked out my mother by screaming for someone to "wake my body up" whilst making weak, feeble attempts at shaking my head around or lifting my arm to slap my own face.
- wvos, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3Finally I know why my hands "feel" as big as those of the homunculus sometimes ;-)
- cpearce19, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3I've had something similar happen a few times, where I'll be sleeping and wake up with a distinct impression that I just got hit in the face or something. It doesn't hurt, its just kind of eerie.
- carbonetc, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3And the list goes on and on. It's no surprise that reports of paranormal experiences are so common historically. "I feel sane, therefore something magical really happened to me."
- xecosine, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3That side bar ad! ARGH!!!
- Jeepinator, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3I can make myself have sleep paralysis. I listen to some ambient music with my headphones and lay under all my sheets with a blanket over my eyes. I have to lay flat on my back. Eventually I'll fall asleep. When I wake back up, I usually will have sleep paralysis for a short time. Even knowing what is going on, it's kind of scary.
- vinetari, on 11/12/2009, -0/+3wow, eveytime i've had it i couldn't even talk, let alone scream. I tried and wanted to, just didn't come out :(
- squeevey, on 11/11/2009, -0/+3Whoa...I've experienced 4 out of 5 of those.
Yes, I was sober for all of them.
The Alice in Wonderland one happened frequently when I was in my teens. It felt like a form of projection from the body, I remember seeing extremely up close the corner from where the floor met the wall. It was if my nose was RIGHT there.
I just hallucinated the other day where, for a split second, I saw a car flipping towards the bus i was riding.
The bang sound, happens in my sleep rarely.
Sleep paralysis, is a freaky one. I've experience it usually when I have non-controllable lucid dreams. I will be conscious in some dreams/nightmares and I'm not able to wake up. I remember one episode i was trying to wake myself up by yelling, but it felt restrained. I finally opened my eyes, and my ears become more tuned to around me and I was barely making a sound because I couldn't physically do it. I actually wasn't able to move for at least 5 seconds. That 5 seconds lasted a LONG time. - gerryk, on 11/11/2009, -0/+2I've had the extra limb thing when I was young and had a high fever... I also used to get sleep paralysis years ago, along with occasional 'electric shock' events.
I can correlate these to a period of burning the candle at both ends, and a little in the middle too. - inactive, on 11/12/2009, -0/+2I remember as a kid waking up once, feeling like I couldn't breathe and seeing demon spirits circling over my head. An honest experience - but I feel better with the 'sleep paralyis' explanation. Makes sense.
- Praystation, on 11/11/2009, -0/+2It's like it has a mind of its own...
- tubeguy, on 11/12/2009, -0/+2#6 alcoholism
FTFY -
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